SMAP

Soil Moisture Active Passive: Global measurements of soil moisture and its freeze-thaw state

Launched in:	2015
Out of service since:	2015
Repeat cycle:	8 days
Orbit height:	685 km
Orbit type:	Sun Synchronous
Organisation:	NASA - USA
Launched 31 Jan 2015 Radar instrument failed 7 Jul 2015 On August 8, 2022 the SMAP observatory entered a safe-mode which is designed to maintain its essential functions but stops science data acquisition.

SMAP websites

Information NASA JPL - SMAP mission NASA JPL - SMAP data products NASA JPL - SMAP instrument Salinity - NASA satellites SMAP radar instrument failed

Data ordering NASA EarthData - Search NSIDC DAAC - SMAP data NASA Salinity - Sea Surface Salinity

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